This is so freaking wrong!

[Babbalanja]

Both scientific and religious theories should be discussed (along with some niiice solid facts) and the kids should be allowed to come to their own conclusions. That's called honesty.

As I said before, I have no reason why creationism shouldn't be discussed in the context of the philosophy of science. I think it would be helpful to show that creationism has all the hallmarks of what a scientific theory isn't. Creationism uses religious scripture as evidence, makes claims about the abilities and motives of magic beings that can never be verified, and it focuses on perceived anomalies in conventional biology instead of presenting an alternative scenario to explain the available evidence.

If both theories were scientific, I'd agree with you. But they're not. There's no reason religion should be passed off as science. That's called dishonesty.

Regards,

Istvan

[JuniperWoolf]

I think that we're pretty much in agreement on that point. There doesn't seem to be much more to say on this subject. We've both been a teensy bit snarky, but I liked hearing your thoughts. This has been a good discussion all in all.

[Babelfish]

Yeah I know! Having had tons of experience and familliarity with fundimentalism (my dad thinks that evolution shouldn't be taught in schools, that the apocolaypse is coming that the antichrist will most likely be Obama, and that this will all occur "Left Behind" style []), I have seen its hypocracies up and down.

I think our dads would get along great. It's uncanny how similar their perspectives are. A play date might be in order.

[DanielBenoit]

I think our dads would get along great. It's uncanny how similar their perspectives are. A play date might be in order.

Hahahaha, you've said it.